" A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words." (6)
On March 26, 1874 in San Fransisco, California Robert Lee Frost was born. He and his family stayed there until his father died when he was eleven. Then his mother, sister, and him moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts where they stayed with his grandfather. Robert attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1892. While there he earned $15 when his first poem was published. Three years later Frost married White, with whom he had six children. He was then a teacher, but continued having his poems published in newspapers and magazines. Robert decided to go back to school in 1897, but never earned a degree because he stopped in 1899. After that he worked as a cobbler, teacher, and farmer in Derry, New Hampshire. Frost soon got bored with that and moved with his wife to Gloucestershire village of Dymock in England where he became a full time poet in 1912. In 1913 he got praise worldwide for A Boys Will, which contained many of his most famous poems. Robert met Ezra Pound, who gave him a great review while living in England. He came back in 1915 to America and settled on a farm in Franconia, New Hampshire. Here he worked from 1916 to 1938 at Amherst College as an English professor. In the same year he started teaching the National Institue of Arts and Letters made him a member. Four years later he moved to South Shaftsbur, Vermont and bought a farm. While at this home Frost wrote numerous poems in is Pulitzer prize winning collection, New Hampshire, which was published in 1923. In 1928 another collection of poems was published, West-running Brook. In 1938 Robert’s wife died and four of his children quickly followed, which brought on depression. After this, he hired Kay Morrison and wrote one of his best love poems, A Witness Tree, about her because he was atracted to her. Frost was given many awards and even spoke a John F. Kennedy’s inaugaration. On January 20, 1963 he died and was buried in Bennington Vermont. Soon after he died Kennedy gave a speech, which discussed the need for arts in our country and the importance of Robert Frost. There is also a statue of him on the Saint Louis University campus. (4,5)
Robert Frost Biography
" A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words." (6)
On March 26, 1874 in San Fransisco, California Robert Lee Frost was born. He and his family stayed there until his father died when he was eleven. Then his mother, sister, and him moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts where they stayed with his grandfather. Robert attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1892. While there he earned $15 when his first poem was published. Three years later Frost married White, with whom he had six children. He was then a teacher, but continued having his poems published in newspapers and magazines. Robert decided to go back to school in 1897, but never earned a degree because he stopped in 1899. After that he worked as a cobbler, teacher, and farmer in Derry, New Hampshire. Frost soon got bored with that and moved with his wife to Gloucestershire village of Dymock in England where he became a full time poet in 1912. In 1913 he got praise worldwide for A Boys Will, which contained many of his most famous poems. Robert met Ezra Pound, who gave him a great review while living in England. He came back in 1915 to America and settled on a farm in Franconia, New Hampshire. Here he worked from 1916 to 1938 at Amherst College as an English professor. In the same year he started teaching the National Institue of Arts and Letters made him a member. Four years later he moved to South Shaftsbur, Vermont and bought a farm. While at this home Frost wrote numerous poems in is Pulitzer prize winning collection, New Hampshire, which was published in 1923. In 1928 another collection of poems was published, West-running Brook. In 1938 Robert’s wife died and four of his children quickly followed, which brought on depression. After this, he hired Kay Morrison and wrote one of his best love poems, A Witness Tree, about her because he was atracted to her. Frost was given many awards and even spoke a John F. Kennedy’s inaugaration. On January 20, 1963 he died and was buried in Bennington Vermont. Soon after he died Kennedy gave a speech, which discussed the need for arts in our country and the importance of Robert Frost. There is also a statue of him on the Saint Louis University campus. (4,5)
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"Robert Frost Big" 7 March 2008. <http://www.boston.com/ae/books/blog/RobertFrostbig.jpg>
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"Robert Frost." 2008. 6 March 2008. <http://www.online-literature.com/frost/>
"Robert Frost Biography." 2008. 5 March 2008. <http://www.poemofquotes.com/robertfrost>
"Robert Frost Quotes." 2008. 7 March 2008. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/robert_frost.html>
" The Road Not Taken." 2006. 8 March 2008. <http://youtube.com/watch?v=wOvIMB1mJYQ&feature=related>
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